radio star

American  

noun

Astronomy Now Rare.

1. a radio source.

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radio star British  

noun

1. a former name for radio source

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Etymology

Origin of radio star

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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radio star

The other finalists were Olympic athlete Sir Mo Farah, TV and radio star Craig Charles, and former football manager Harry Redknapp.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

My father, Guenter, was a structural engineer, and my mother, Ingrid, had been a child radio star in Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

She was a showperson, a radio star, a publisher and writer, a beloved figure and a celebrity — hard to achieve as a Pentecostal preacher in the early 20th century.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

“Give it 24 or 48 hours,” Charlie Sykes, a longtime conservative radio star who now opposes Mr. Trump, said in an interview.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2020

Just as video killed the radio star, the smartphone has largely replaced the stand-alone camera.

From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2019